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Design & manufacture of atmospheric radar systems

Andøya, Norway

Radar site location: 69N,16E

Radars present:


Andøya MF Radar

Specifications

Customer: Institute for atmospheric physics (IAP), Kuehlungsborn, Germany
Mode: Spaced antenna
Frequency:1.98 MHz
Peak Power (kW): 50
Typical Power (W): 120
Installation date: March 1996
ATRAD supplied: all components
Web site: IAP web page, or CWINDE Andenes information page.
Results: ALOMAR MF radar results page
Site pictures: Andøya MF radar photos

References

Singer, W., D. Keuer and W. Eriksen, The ALOMAR MF Radar: Technical design and first results, Proc. 13th ESA Symp. on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Vol. ESA SP-397, pp 101-103, 1997.

VHF Radar

Specifications

Customer: Institute for atmospheric physics (IAP), Kuehlungsborn, Germany
Mode: Doppler, Spaced antenna
Frequency: 53.5 MHz
Peak Power (kW): 36
Installation date: Relocated October 1998, from Kuhlungsborn
ATRAD supplied: Receivers, receiver multiplexer, antenna combiners, T/R switches
Web site: IAP web page
Results: ALWIN radar in Andenes

References

Latteck, R., W. Singer, and H. Bardey, The ALWIN MST Radar - Technical design and performances, Proc. 14th ESA Symp. on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, edited by B. Kaldeich-Schurmann, Vol. SP-437, pp 179-184, 1999.

Saura MF Radar

Specifications

Customer: Institute for atmospheric physics (IAP), Kuehlungsborn, Germany
Mode: Spaced antenna / Doppler
Frequency: 3.17 MHz
Peak Power (kW): 116
Installation date: August 2002
ATRAD supplied: all components
Web site: IAP web page
Results: Saura MF radar results page

References

Singer W, Latteck R, Holdsworth D, Kristiansen T., A New Narrow Beam MF Radar at 3MHz for Studies of the High-Latitude Middle Atmosphere: System Description and First Results. MST-10, p385, 2003